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The Fundamentals
What it's called:
A look at newspaper design components on two typical pages |
| | | Tools of the trade:
A quick tour of the old (pica poles) and the new (computers) |
| | | Basic typography:
An introduction to fonts, point sizes and type characteristics |
| | | The four basic elements:
The essential components (headlines, text, photos, cutlines) used to build most pages |
| | | Headlines:
Types of headlines; weights and fonts; determining number of lines |
| | | Text:
Different types of type (roman, italic, boldface), and how they're shaped into text |
| | | Photos:
The three basic photo shapes (vertical, horizontal and square) |
| | | Cutlines:
Common type treatments, and basic options for placing cutlines on the page |
| | | Drawing a dummy:
How to create a dummy; elements needed for effective dummies |
| | | Sample dummies:
Two page dummies to use for design practice |
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